Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-16
CONGRESS.

The Fiftieth session OF congress was opened
at the National capitol December 9TH. tlSs sen-
ate being called to order by its president, Mr..
Ingalls,. The following papers We're submitted
and read Certificate of the governor of Flor
ida, making the temporary appointment OF j..
j. Fm;uy senator from the 4th of Murch 1887,
until the legislature should fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration OF tho term of Senator
Jones. Certificate of the governor of Florida of
the election by the legislature Of Samuel Pasco.
certificate of the governor of New Jersey OF the
election of Rufus Blodgctt. Certificate OF the
governor OF West Virginia of the appointment
by him of of Daniel b. Lucas to fill the va
cnncy caused by the expiration of the
term of Senator Camden. Certificate OF the
ceedings by which tho legislature, i'll special
session, elected Charles j. Faulkner senator to
fill vacancy. Credentials of William +. Chand-
Ter senator from New Hampshire. Protest of
Daniel d. Lucas against the administration OF
the oath of office to Charles j. Faulkner The
cnse of the latter was refnrred tothe committee
on privileges and elections. On the house OF
representatives, being cnlled to order 1t wac
found that BIB members We're present. That
body then proceeded to the election of q
speaker, resulting i'll the choice of John
q. Carlisle. On being escorted to the desk
the speaker raped the house to order and
made a speech Of thanks for the honor conferred
upon him. in which he attracted attention to
the important lnhors which would devolve upon
the present congress, and dwelt with much
stress upon the imperative necessity of such
moderate and reasonable reduction of the tariff
from the effects of financial depression and ut
the same time not deprive them of any part OF
the Just rewards of their toll. The democratic
nonlinnt ions for house positions We're chosen
after which IN adjournment was taken.
The presidents message was presented TO
congress the 9th inst. by the president private
secretary, McCook. The rending of the same
10y the secretary of the senate WAS concluded Mt
] 80, after which il was read in the house when
an adjournment was tnken to Thursday. The
message was not ns !ont us anticipated. In
the house a resolution was adopted directing
the speaker to appoint committees ru&es,
accounts, enrolled, bills and mileage each to
consist of the same number of members ns pro-
Nided for in the rules of the Eorty-ninth con
gress, and referring the rules of that congress
to the committee OH rules when appointed.
The following amendments to the rules was
submitted, to be referred to the commit tee on
rules, when appointed Providing thut i'll pend
ing motions that the house go into committee
of the whole or proceed to business the
mouse calendar, a motion shall be i'll order to
designate the particular bill to be considered
also for the appointment of Il committee OF navi-
CATION and fisheries toconsist of thirteen mem
bers also providing TINT eN-lnenlbers OF the
house shnll not be admitted to the floor
on more than three days duriug the same tern
of congress; giving precedence in the considers
tlon of bills reported by the committee on puo-
liz innds for the forfeiture of land grants, ard
restoring them to bono tide settlement for II @
appointment of committee of the eleventh
census providing tlnt when any motion or
proposition To amend the revenue laws is under
considernt ion any amendment thereto, or sub
stitute therefor. whether it refers to internal
OF customs revenue. shall be in order.
IN the.sennte the 7th inst, after the pro-
sentation Of various communications from the
heads of departments and court of Claims Mr.
Cullom remarked that the r,1le WIS that wh.n
bills are introduced before the committees u'e
appointed to have such bills laid the tnble,
and TINT created unnecessary work. He thero-
fore moved that the semitic adjourn, but he
withdrew his motion temporarily to permit
Mr.. Plumb to offer a resolution chilling on the
commissioner of agriculture for information as
to whe Their amy person i'll tho employment Of
that department, maxim experimenting 10
hns obtnned or a 1r I for rp pa nog
patents connected with such manufacture, and
growing out of such experiments. The resolr-
ton WAS adopted. MIR. Farwel asked his
colleague to withdraw his motion so as 10
allow him to introduce bill to perpetun,e
the national bunk system. Mr.. Cullom
declined, and Mt u 20 the senate adjourned.